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I’ve Been Safely Trained

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Falcon124

As of today I now hold a First Aid level 1 certificate – woo hoo – I know how to do CPR and such. Go me :) Training was held for Balloon Sunrise pilots & crew out at the Balgownie … Continue reading →

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Aviation Weekend

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Falcon124

This weekend has been a busy aviation weekend, that’s for sure. On Saturday, I spent the afternoon and evening attending the VATSIM Oceania 2007 Convention out at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne airport. The conference is all about operating flight … Continue reading →

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Fly me to the moon

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Falcon124

I’ve just returned home from about 5 hours spent flying a 737-800 around Australia and NZ. It was, of course, a flight simulator – this time a fixed-base simulator that’s built around a collection of computers running MS Flight Simulator … Continue reading →

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Weather or not I can fly…

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Falcon124

I missed my flying lesson last Saturday because I was sick – and it was a beautiful morning to fly. So, I booked three, yes, that’s THREE (3), lessons for this Saturday. I had 8am, noon and 3pm. So, sure … Continue reading →

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Balloonatic Go Karting

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Falcon124

Today saw the inaugural Balloon Sunrise vs Global Ballooning go kart challenge held at Ace Karts in Sunshine. The day began with rain, leading us to think we’d be down graded from Super Karts (9HP) to Modified Karts (6.5HP) as … Continue reading →

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Airshow Pix – Day 1 loaded

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Falcon124

At last, I’ve finally had enough time to load the first day’s photos from the airshow on the website. You can find them in my photo collection. I just need to finish the Grand Prix pix, then do the other … Continue reading →

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Avalon Airshow 2007 – The aftermath

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Falcon124

Well, it’s been a couple of days now and I’m pretty much recovered from the Avalon Airshow (although my feet are still a bit sore now & then :) The big thing about this airshow was that it all just … Continue reading →

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Avalon Airshow 2007 – Day 8

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Falcon124

Another beautiful day at Avalon Airport – even better than yesterday. Today was my last day with the Airshow, working to help the remaining aircraft leave. I arrived early and walked around taking some “early morning” photos of the large … Continue reading →

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Avalon Airshow 2007 – Day 7

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Falcon124

The last official day of the Airshow and I left home early to arrive at 7am. I would have been on time, except I forgot to set my clocks back 1 hour before I went to bed (daylight savings ended … Continue reading →

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Avalon Airshow 2007 – Day 6

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Falcon124

As yesterday was hot n windy, today was cold n windy with rain. What a change. The carparks were a sea of mud, as were the public areas around the airfield. It dried quickly but it took until the afternoon … Continue reading →

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